A Peaceful Day in Jiangyang City

In the city, many Magical Girls came and went every day, safeguarding its safety.

Now that Fierce Beasts ran rampant, without Magical Girls, it would only take a few days for them to turn a city upside down.

Magical Girls always killed Fierce Beasts as soon as a crisis broke out. Thus, cities usually did not suffer extensive damage.

From atop the tall buildings in the city center, one could overlook everything around the school. Wherever Magical Girls or Fierce Beasts appeared could be seen clearly.

Whenever Fu You had free time, she often came to the rooftop to see what had been happening in the city lately.

The bustling city was thriving in every way. No Fierce Beasts had appeared that night, and Huali was growing well too.

"You really are here." Black Card's voice sounded behind Fu You.

"Do you need something?" Fu You asked.

"The Abyss Witch asked me to ask you whether you could guide her again." Black Card walked to Fu You's side, stepped onto the edge of the building, and looked in the direction of Fu You's gaze.

It was too high up. She could see far too much, yet nothing clearly.

Fu You tilted her head and looked at her. Black Card's black bodysuit clung to her figure, and her impressive chest could drive any man wild.

Fu You had never cared much about size, but whenever she saw Black Card's figure, she felt something that she could not tell was envy or jealousy. Some people were simply so well-endowed that it was impossible not to notice those parts, and Black Card was one of them.

Black Card herself was especially proud of it and did not mind Fu You's gaze in the slightest.

"How did you answer her?" After looking twice, Fu You shifted her gaze back to Magical Girls' Apartment.

"I told her you would not bother with her," Black Card said.

"Mm." Fu You nodded.

"Do you want to hear news about Jiang Ke'an?" Black Card asked.

"Go ahead," Fu You said.

"She came to the Witches' Society and stayed for two days before leaving. On the surface, she was arranging deployments for the Witches' Society, and she should be making some moves against the Magical Girls soon. But she mentioned your name at least sixteen times. She was clearly coming for you. Oh, and she brought you some cakes too. Apparently, they were made by Master Liu of Northwind City. I left them outside your door."

"When has she ever not come for me?"

"What are you planning to do? Still don't want to see her?" Black Card asked.

"Of course."

"Then be careful. Her whereabouts are unpredictable. Now that she has left the Witches' Society, I have even less way of knowing where she might show up."

"I understand."

After saying that, Black Card turned and left.

Spotting Huali in the distance, also returning home, she rose from the rooftop and leaped down.

The wind howled past her ears.

She liked this feeling very much.

Light and free.

When she returned home, a square box sat outside her door.

She brought the box inside. The moment she opened it, a rich milky fragrance filled the entire room.

Inside were four palm-sized cakes, each decorated with different fruit.

After hesitating for a moment, she placed all four cakes on the table.

These four cakes would be her late-night snack tonight.

Another peaceful day in Jiangyang City.

Early the next morning, Huali had intended to wait for Fu You and enter campus with her. But he waited by the entrance until it was nearly time to be late and still did not see Fu You arrive.

It was only during the break before the second class began that Fu You finally arrived.

She looked exhausted and fell asleep as soon as she laid her head on the desk.

"What did you do last night? Why are you so sleepy?" Before Huali could speak, the boy beside him, A-Wu, poked him.

"I ate too much for my late-night snack."

Nothing happened for the rest of the day.

After school that afternoon, since Huali's magic had recovered, Fu You took him on to the next stage of training. Once again, the training ground was set by the river.

Now that her identity had been exposed, there was no need to keep hiding it from Huali.

After school, the two found a secluded spot to transform, then headed straight to the riverbank.

Thanks to his previous training, Huali could transform much faster now.

The training itself had not changed much from before. Fu You attacked while Huali practiced protecting himself.

With his previous combat experience, Huali had become much more serious as well.

Fu You's staff still swung at the same speed as before, but Huali could now dodge easily and occasionally strike back a few times.

This rate of improvement had already far exceeded Fu You's expectations.

Healing-type Magical Girls often appeared vulnerable in battle. Since they did not need to engage enemies head-on, they tended to stay in the rear and provide healing for others.

But because they often stayed at the back, their close-combat abilities were usually lacking, which made them easy to injure.

At Huali's current level, he had already left other rookie healing-type Magical Girls far behind.

"Not bad. You've improved a lot." Fu You was not stingy with her praise.

"Senior, don't go easy on me. I'm mentally prepared!" Huali's gaze was resolute.

He gripped his staff seriously. His hands and feet did not tremble unnecessarily, and his expression was extremely focused. Nor did his body reveal any major openings because of the praise.

He truly wanted to learn how to deal with enemies.

Having resolve was a good thing.

Fu You felt rather gratified.

He was far, far better than those ordinary Magical Girls who still treated Magical Girl battles as children's entertainment.

Fu You casually tossed away the staff in her hand, and it vanished.

Huali was somewhat surprised, but then he saw Fu You pat her skirt and tug twice at her gloves.

"Now it's your turn to attack me," Fu You said.

"I attack you?" Huali asked.

"Dodging attacks is a basic skill, and striking back is one too. Knowing how to attack will at least keep you from being so helpless when facing the Corrupted," Fu You said.

Huali froze, then suddenly remembered how the Corrupted had humiliated him during their last encounter. His face reddened.

"Okay!"

"You're healing-type, so your combat ability is limited. Don't think about how to kill me. Just think about how to force me to defend my body and give up attacking you. I'll try to simulate an ordinary person in our fight."

Holding his staff, Huali charged toward Fu You.

Seeing him rush over, Fu You's gaze sharpened. She extended two fingers and pressed them straight against Huali's throat.

"You can't attack like that," Fu You said.

Huali paused, then said indignantly, "Senior, aren't your arms too long?"

Fu You sighed. "Come on, I'm only a little taller than you, aren't I?"

"Then why can you touch me while I can't touch you?"

As he spoke, he gestured with the tip of his staff.

Sure enough, with Fu You's fingers pressed against his neck, the tip of Huali's staff still could not reach Fu You's body.

Fu You casually scratched beneath Huali's chin twice with her fingers before withdrawing her hand.

"The opponents you face will only be taller and stronger than me. Again."